Baseball Legend vs. Niagara Falls: The Ed Delahanty Story

Rounders: A History of Baseball in America

Imagine any of the top superstars of the past 20 years. You know, the kind of player who's headlined multiple all-star games, won season awards, and are sure locks for entry into the Hall of Fame.

Now imagine that same player, in the prime of their life, is suddenly swept up by a tornado. Crazy right? That sort of thing just doesn't happen to sports superstars. Well...it did in 1903 to Ed Delahanty. Here's how it happened. Today, on Rounders: A History of Baseball in America.

Learn More About Ed Delahanty

• The Strange Death of Big Ed Delahanty by Brian Michael (Phillies Nation)
• Ed Delahanty Biography by John Saccoman (SABR)
• Ed Delahanty Obituary (Baseball Almanac)
  

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